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Belmont questions

Posted By: ricky
Date: 19 May 02, 2:38 am

alot of these are newbie questions, so please bear with me.

1. Where is Belmont? upstate NY?
2. When is the race?
3. Is there a big difference between 1.5 miles and 1.25 and 1 3/16 miles? I mean, will some horses who are good at 1.25 be not so good at 1.5?
4. Does the length of the Belmont Stakes favor War Emblem or not?
5a. Is it expected to be roughly the same field of horses in the race?
5b. If there are going to be some new horses who may challenge to win the Belmont, why weren't they in the previous 2 TC races? And can any of these horses be any good?
6. What will War Emblem's odds be for the Belmont?
7. Why wasn't I more risk averse in putting the no TC bet on? (this is obviously rhetorical :) )
8. How much interest is there in the Belmont Stakes in non Triple Crown years compared to Triple Crown years? Meaning how much more money would one expect to be wagered on the race when a horse is aiming for the Triple Crown.
9. How much is the purse? Is there a special win for winning the Triple Crown (I thought I had heard it was $1mill, but I'm not sure if I heard it right) - and if so, who is paying it?
10. Is it possible that other owners might be actually happy to lose the race given that a horse wins the Triple Crown because it is good for the industry? (I know its probably a stupid conspiracy theory, and I would only think of it because I have huge neg ev on my wager now).
11. Or do other owners gear up even more for the third leg of a TC? If so, what can they do that they didn't do at Pimlico?

Thank you for your patience and any responses at all!

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Belmont questions -- ricky -- 19 May 02, 2:38 am
Answers to the easy ones.. -- Sluicebox -- 19 May 02, 8:10 am
a few more answers -- Dunbar -- 19 May 02, 8:32 am
Bid got hurt though... -- StevieY -- 19 May 02, 11:41 am
yep -- Dunbar -- 20 May 02, 3:14 am
added question -- ricky -- 19 May 02, 11:28 am
No -- Rusty Starfish -- 19 May 02, 11:36 am
thanks smartass. (nt) -- ricky -- 19 May 02, 12:26 pm
Not your most important question, but -- Gladstone -- 19 May 02, 1:26 pm
A week isn't enough for horses... -- Burnt Card -- 19 May 02, 1:56 pm
Ricky, the dark cloulds gather around, but we aren't dead yet. -- Fezzik -- 19 May 02, 12:42 pm
don't worry about me -- ricky -- 19 May 02, 1:13 pm
Hedging( War Emblem) futures -- D -- 19 May 02, 4:18 pm
2 & 3 -- ricky -- 19 May 02, 4:38 pm
Reponse -- D -- 19 May 02, 4:47 pm
here we go again :) -- ricky -- 19 May 02, 5:12 pm
Im not the one- -- D -- 19 May 02, 5:39 pm
if you disagree, please respond to this post -- ricky -- 19 May 02, 6:19 pm
Nothing to worry about yet -- patrick -- 20 May 02, 8:20 am
issues and answers -- Dunbar -- 20 May 02, 8:35 am
response -- ricky -- 20 May 02, 9:58 am

 


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